2011. december 13., kedd

Laugh a minute: Frog's fortune

A frog goes to have his fortune told.

The fortune teller looks at his little webbed palm and says, "Aha! You're
about to meet a beautiful young lady who is going to want to know
everything about you."

The frog says, "Thanks! I'm going to run right back to the pond so I won't miss her."


The fortune teller says, "You won't meet her at the pond. You're going to meet her in her freshman biology class."






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2011. december 12., hétfő

WALK Puzzler 8.

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This time 5 words are missing, one from each sentence. Read the sentences and write the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the gaps. There are two examples at the beginning.

The president took the extraordinary (ordinary) step of apologizing publicly for his behaviour!
The equipment is still at the experimental (experiment) stage.
People with asthma have _____________ (difficult) in breathing.
For her, only the weekends made life _____________ (bear).
My piano playing has improved _____________ (signify) since I've had a new teacher.
I've never met anyone so arrogant and _____________ (opinion).
The job offers excellent _____________ (promote) prospects.


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WALK Puzzler 7 - The answer

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And the solution is: over


to be over the moon - extremely happy
to be over the hill - old and therefore no longer useful or attractive
to turn over a new leaf - to change your way of life to be a better or more responsible person


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2011. december 9., péntek

Laugh a minute: Hydrogen confidence

Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar.
One says, "I've lost my electron".
The other says, "Are you sure?"
The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive...




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2011. december 7., szerda

Spread the word: Solving problems

Today we are dealing with problems. I’ve collected some words that have similar meanings to problem and to solve a problem.



If you are in trouble, it means you face difficulties and you have to cope with the hardships of life. But if you manage to overcome a problem or you successfully deal with an embarrassing situation you must feel relieved and never want to go through such a hassle again. But don’t think that sweeping things under the carpet can lead to harmony. Facing problems might be exhausting but the result will help you defuse tension.



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2011. december 6., kedd

Quote of the day

My genius, if I can call it that, is to combine a whole load of averageness into one compact frame. I’d say that there were millions like me, but there aren’t, really: lots of blokes read but are really fat, lots of blokes are sympathetic to feminism but have stupid beards, lots of blokes have a Woody Allan sense of humour but look like Woody Allen.

from High Fidelity by Nick Hornby




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2011. december 5., hétfő

WALK Puzzler 7.

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Look at the sentences below. The same word is missing from them. What's that? (Only one word is the answer.)



When it turned out that I'd passed the exam, I was _____________ the moon. 
For the human brain, there's no such thing as _____________  the hill. Although some aspects of memory and processing change as people get older, simple behaviour changes can help people stay sharp for as long as possible. 
Next year I will quit smoking and start jogging. I'll turn _____________ a new leaf.

If you WALK regularly, it's an easy one.


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2011. december 1., csütörtök

WALK Puzzler 6. - the answer

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And the solution:




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